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OWS 1, Wall Street 0: 99 Percent Strikes Fear in the Hearts of Big Banks

Supporters of big banks may be publicly writing off OWS, but privately, they're starting to shake in their boots.

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Thanksgiving Booze for the 99 Percent

To swallow ongoing economic injustice, you might need to go a little harder.

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People Are Awesome: Meet the New York Mom Who Made the OWS 'Bat Signal' Possible Meet Denise Vega, the New York Mom Who Made OWS's 'Bat Signal' Possible

New Yorker Denise Vega opened her home to the activists who projected OWS images onto the Verizon building last Thursday.

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'One Bad Bill': One in Three Americans Are Poor or Near-Poor

The people teetering on the brink aren't living in the projects—they're married, own homes, and have health insurance.

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'99 Portraits' Series Creates Occupy Wall Street's Lasting Legacy

An interview with Steven Greaves, the photographer behind 99 Portraits for the 99 Percent

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Why Being Evicted Was the Best Thing to Happen to OWS in Weeks

A judge just ruled that protesters can no longer camp in Zuccotti. But today wasn't a total loss.

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'Our Valley Forge Moment': Engineers Seek to Keep Occupy Protesters Warm

A ragtag group of revolutionary biologists, engineers, and architects from MIT, Harvard, and beyond are fighting to keep the movement alive and warm.

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The Revolution Will Not Be Winterized: OWS and Martyr Politics Occupy Wall Street and Martyr Politics

One-upping "fair-weather" Occupy Wall Streeters with hypothermia isn't just unhealthy, it's also terrible politics.

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Is Occupy Wall Street the Tumblr Revolution?

Tumblr has emerged as the defining protest tool of Occupy Wall Street, uniting disaffected Americans through handwritten signs.

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Taking the 'Wall Street' Out of Occupy Wall Street

Protestors at Occupy Los Angeles see themselves as part of the broader Occupy Wall Street movement, but only to a point.

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'We Are The 99 Percent' Is the Best Populist Message We've Had in Years

One phrase from Occupy Wall Street puts a much-needed "everyperson" face to the movement.